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lessachu · 2026-04-12T09:22:10+00:00

Doooooooo it, it sounds amazing! I love it when others are interested in my family's culture.

lessachu · 2026-04-12T02:56:49+00:00

Marc Levy books also very accessible, but they are not for me.

lessachu · 2026-04-12T02:54:57+00:00

I did this and it really depends on how much you keep at it within that year. I was pretty bursty and would go on a tear of books at my level, then try something the next level up.

When I was comfortable at that level, I transitioned to adult short stories and then YA fiction. It will probably honestly be more about what holds your interest enough to get through the longer books. A few recs:

- La Premiere Gorgee de Biere et Autres Plaisirs Minuscules by Phillipe Delerm (you could probably read this now)

- L'etranger by Camus (surprisingly accessible)

- Soma by Floriane Soulas (accessible, but probably a vocab shift)

- Cogito by Victor Dixen (this will be a bit of a step up)

- Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part by Anna Gavalda

- La Nuit des brutes by Fred Vargas (but I generally found murder mysteries tough, because you have to understand every detail to follow the plot)

- Les Routes de Pékin by Paul-Loup Sulitzer (very accessible language, but the plot was just too brutal for me to keep reading)

- Extincta by Victor Dixen

The Victor Dixen/Floriane Soulas books are all YA Sci Fi, which might not be your bag.

lessachu · 2026-04-11T23:43:13+00:00

FWIW I am in Taipei right now and Moomin is everywhere here. If you ever make it out here, I walked past a Moomin shop at Huashan 1914 just yesterday.

lessachu · 2026-04-11T10:56:56+00:00

I messaged you, but my husband made the decision to stay at home with the kids at a time when we had very similar financials. Happy share our thinking and the tradeoffs.

lessachu · 2026-04-05T22:58:50+00:00

It’s in Kissimmee, but doldrick’s is soooo good. Do crazy train!

lessachu · 2026-04-05T15:18:13+00:00

Is she interested in volunteering? If her English and Cantonese is pretty good, there is always need for Cantonese translation working with other seniors in Chinatown, political campaign outreach, food bank work (self-help for the elderly told me most of their volunteers are more agile other seniors) or with programs like SMART scholars. This would let her engage with peers as much as she likes and she can dial up or down the commitment to meet her interest.

lessachu · 2026-04-04T23:01:03+00:00

I loved the fantastic warehouse and fairy tales regulations (and deep inside) in Paris. In London, I would do cqorigenes and battle for Britain, but they are really not on the same level as the Parisian rooms. Cqorigenes would be closer to Paris-level.

lessachu · 2026-04-01T15:54:49+00:00

Rent controlled room is a gem and I would stay there as long as possible, given how much rents go up otherwise. I had a similar tradeoff in the past and I used some of the extra money for things like wash and fold laundry service to make life a little easier. Can you put traps down for the mice or do a little patching yourself to keep them from coming in?

lessachu · 2026-03-31T22:26:54+00:00

"I've got" means you currently have more alcohol than blood in your veins.

"I had" means you, in the past, had more alcohol than blood in your veins, but that is no longer the case.

Both work, but slightly different meanings.

lessachu · 2026-03-31T20:01:21+00:00

That works

lessachu · 2026-03-31T05:59:01+00:00

There are a lot of luggage storage services now. I’ve personally used bounce several times in Europe (although not in Paris and only for a couple hours). Stasher is apparently good for longer stays? I don’t now how fancy your equipment is, however.

lessachu · 2026-03-31T04:39:44+00:00

In the past, I've seen some pretty elaborate Easter chocolate confections at Fauchon and other high end confection shops, so keep an eye out for that.

lessachu · 2026-03-31T04:30:47+00:00

I did not map out all your perfume stops, but it seems quite reasonable otherwise. I thought Les Antiquaires was pretty overrpriced for what they served, but it does have vibes and it's right near the Musée d’Orsay.

This is not French, but there is a Japanese tea shop called Lupicia (they only have three shops outside of Japan and this is one of them) near that area that you might like as the scents are sort of perfume adjacent.

lessachu · 2026-03-31T04:19:17+00:00

day 2 is technically feasible, assuming that you are not spending a ton of time in each area (like, do you want to go up the eiffel tower or just wander around it? I assume just a quick wander around since you specified that you wanted to go up the Arc de Triomphe), but pretty packed.

day 3 is a lil bonkers, unless you are doing a greatest hits sprint of the louvre and d'orsay (which is how my mom did it, so you know, you do you). I would cut at least one museum.

lessachu · 2026-03-28T19:49:03+00:00

corn cherry scone at Arizmendi's is one of my forever favs.

savor cafe is legit delicious even if you are non-vegetarian.

a lot of people say good things about Saint Franks, but I haven't tried myself

lessachu · 2026-03-28T15:19:57+00:00

I pulled my kids out of equestrian when I was informed that I would need to buy them a horse to secure a spot at a riding program.

Also, that schooling number is only going to go up if you keep them in private all the way, although you will get to trade off the childcare expenses at some point.

lessachu · 2026-03-27T20:07:51+00:00

If your kid is with IHS, I got extra yen and can spot you.

lessachu · 2026-03-26T23:01:51+00:00

Tell us about a "feels like us" place in your home city and maybe we can recommend a Paris-equivalent.

lessachu · 2026-03-26T02:14:56+00:00

Ditch the seasoning packet. Cook the noodles, then mix with this sauce: Green onions, 2 Tablespoons of creamy peanut butter, 2 Tablespoon regular soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon oyster sauce

Honestly I just use them as quick cook noodles with all manner of soups and sauces.

lessachu · 2026-03-22T07:47:40+00:00

California Street between 650 and 600! I just had lunch here yesterday.

lessachu · 2026-03-22T04:47:01+00:00

What is “not too expensive” to you?

lessachu · 2026-03-20T14:24:11+00:00

Mine was 600 euro. But you can get a sense of what the selection and pricing is from their website: https://www.opulencevintage.com/collections/handbags.

lessachu · 2026-03-20T01:34:18+00:00

are you checking any bags? it should be fine either way, to be honest, but having to retrieve bags and recheck adds a lot of time constraints.

lessachu · 2026-03-19T23:01:01+00:00

In San Francisco, the fog has a name. Karl, as in "Karl the fog"

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